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Find practical answers about bookkeeping, VAT, Corporate Tax, compliance dates and working with ITQAN. The correct treatment still depends on your business, transactions and records.
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Back to topics ↑Yes. UAE companies should maintain accounting records appropriate to their legal, tax and licensing obligations. The required detail and retention period depend on the entity and applicable rules. Organised books also support banking, management reporting and year-end work.
Monthly updating is usually practical for active businesses because it identifies missing documents and cash issues early. A lower-volume business may use another agreed frequency where its reporting and compliance needs allow. Annual catch-up can create avoidable pressure.
Bookkeeping records and classifies transactions, then reconciles supporting accounts. Accounting uses those records to prepare financial statements, adjustments and reports. Both rely on complete source documents. See our Accounting & Bookkeeping service for the agreed monthly scope.
They may include profit and loss, balance sheet, cash position, receivables, payables and selected schedules. The package determines the exact reports. Management accounts support internal review and are not the same as independently audited financial statements.
Yes. ITQAN can assess delayed records, record available transactions and reconcile the books against bank statements. Reconciliation identifies missing, duplicated or unexplained entries. Historical work needs a separate scope, and unresolved items require evidence or client explanations.
For a resident business, registration generally becomes mandatory when taxable supplies and imports exceed AED 375,000 over the previous 12 months or are expected to exceed that amount in the next 30 days. Included transactions and timing require review.
Yes, subject to eligibility. A resident business may generally apply when taxable supplies, imports or qualifying taxable expenses exceed AED 187,500. Voluntary registration should be considered against the company’s transactions, customers, records and ongoing filing responsibilities.
Possibly. A free-zone licence does not automatically remove VAT obligations. Registration depends on taxable supplies, imports and the applicable threshold. Designated-zone rules affect only specified transactions and do not make every supply outside the VAT system.
The FTA assigns the tax period, commonly quarterly or monthly. A registered person normally files for every assigned period, including a period with no reportable activity. The return and payment deadline shown in EmaraTax must be followed.
Sometimes. Input VAT recovery depends on business use, evidence and specific restrictions. An earlier error may require correction in a later return or voluntary disclosure, depending on its nature and value. Review invoices, credit notes, customs records and reconciliations first.
UAE juridical persons generally register unless an exemption or specific rule applies. Relevant natural persons and certain non-residents may also enter scope. The correct deadline depends on the taxable-person type, formation details and current FTA decisions.
Yes. Free-zone entities are within the Corporate Tax system and generally register and file. The 0% rate applies only to qualifying income of a Qualifying Free Zone Person that satisfies all current conditions; it is not automatic.
Generally, yes. A registered taxable person normally files for its assigned period even if it made a loss, has no taxable income or claims an available relief. Accounting profit is only the starting point for calculating taxable income.
The return and any Corporate Tax payable are generally due within nine months after the relevant tax period ends. The financial year and first tax period must be confirmed. The date in EmaraTax and official notices should guide action.
Each has separate conditions. Small Business Relief may be elected by an eligible resident person with revenue not exceeding AED 3 million, subject to current rules. Natural persons generally enter scope above AED 1 million business turnover. Audits are required in specified circumstances.
Connect each deadline and submission to a clear responsibility.
Back to topics ↑No. Deadlines depend on the company’s tax periods, financial year, registrations, legal form, activity, licence and jurisdiction. Build the calendar from the company’s own EmaraTax account, licence details and official authority notices.
ITQAN checks them against the agreed scope, identifies missing or inconsistent information and prepares the relevant records, application or draft return. Questions are sent to the client for clarification before any client-approved submission is coordinated.
Yes, where submission is part of the agreed scope and the client has provided appropriate access and approval. The client reviews the prepared information first. ITQAN does not control client funds or make tax payments on the client’s behalf.
No. ITQAN provides accounting, document-preparation and compliance-coordination support. It does not represent itself as an FTA-registered Tax Agent and does not issue statutory audit opinions. Regulated representation or audit work requires an appropriately authorised professional.
The client must provide complete and accurate information, preserve supporting records, review reports and approve submissions. The taxable person remains responsible for its tax position, deadlines and payments, and for appointing authorised legal, audit or Tax Agent support when required.
Tell us what the business does, which records are available and which filing or deadline you are reviewing. We will define a suitable scope.
Answers on this page provide general information and may not apply to every business or transaction. ITQAN Business Solution FZE LLC provides accounting, document-preparation and compliance-coordination support. ITQAN is not an FTA-registered Tax Agent and does not provide statutory audit services. Clients remain responsible for providing complete information, approving submissions and meeting their legal and payment obligations.
